Untrusted search path in Intel products - CVE-2025-21099

Vulnerability identifier: #VU109222

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21099

CWE-ID: CWE-426

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Intel

Affected software:
Intel Graphics Driver for 7th-10th Gen Intel Core processor family and related processors
Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Arc graphics and Intel Iris Xe graphics
Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Arc Pro graphics
Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Data Center GPU Flex Series

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path. A local user can place a malicious binary into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01259.html